The Beasts of Bourbon "Sour Mash" 1989

"Sour mash is not a type or flavor of whiskey as is commonly thought!"In March 1988, the Beasts (Perkins, Salmon, Jones, Baker and Sujdovic) decided to reconvene and cut Sour Mash with engineer / producer Phil Punch. Sour Mash (December 1988) virtually redefined the parameters of guitar-based rock'n'roll. The Cramps-influenced swamp- rock of old had been discarded for a more adventurous slab of gutbucket blues and avant-garde weirdness. Perkins' voice had matured into an authentic blues growl that showed the influence of Howlin' Wolf, Captain Beefheart and Tom Waits. The thundering cover of the Jack Nitzsche / Ry Cooder song `Hard Work Drivin' Man' backed with `Elvis Impersonator Blues' and `I Love You Because' (November 1988) became a #1 independent hit single, as did the double single `The Hate Inside' (August 1989).
With the return in April 1987, and subsequent break-up of Scientists, Baker, Sujdovic and Ray'da formed The Dubrovniks. Salmon formed Kim Salmon and The Surrealists.The Beasts of Bourbon:
Boris Sujdovic-bass, Spencer Jones-guitar, James Baker-drums, Kim Salmon-guitar and Tex Perkins-vocals

trax:
1 Hard Work Drivin’ Man 2 Hard For You 3 Watch Your Step 4 Playground 5 Door To Your Soul 6 These Are The Good Old Days 7 The Hate Inside 8 The Big Sleep 9 Pig 10 Driver Man 11 Elvis Impersonator Blues 12 Today I Started Loving You Again 13 Flathead (The Fugitive) 14 This Ol’ Shit 15 Sun Gods 16. Fucked up Blues (bonus)